However, the main culprit here is habitat loss, not climate change. And the conversion of forested land for agriculture is the principal driver of habitat loss – accounting for a whopping 80% of deforestation worldwide. Sure, climate change will exacerbate the situation, but much of the damage done by climate change can be mitigated via the sustainable intensification of agriculture and well-funded habitat management.

There is absolutely no need to evoke a class war or require a belief in the catastrophic effects of human-caused climate change to find allies in the effort to save endangered species. Doing so only makes it less likely to succeed.